Staff report

Dutch Foundation for Vision RestorationDr. Founded by Edward Holland, announced that the Foundation has partnered with the prestigious Mass Eye and Ear to establish its third Center of Excellence in the United States.

It is led by Thomas Dohlman, MD, Medical Director of the Boston Keratoprosthesis Program at Mass Eye and Ear and assistant professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, and Jia Yin, MD, PhD, MPH, Director of the Cornea Fellowship at Mass Eye and Ear. Also assistant professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, the new Center of Excellence will work closely with the Holland Foundation to implement innovative treatments and expand patient care.

Dr. “We are extremely excited to partner with the Dutch Foundation for Vision Restoration to create this new collaborative program,” said Dohlman. “Working with Dr. Holland and his team, we now have the framework and support to provide a critical service to our patients with serious ocular surface disease.”

Netherlands Foundation for Vision Restoration, Cincinnati Eye Institute and St. It is supported by Edward Holland, MD, an internationally recognized and pioneering ophthalmologist in the treatment of Severe Ocular Surface Disease practices at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

Dr. “The partnership with Mass Eye and Ear will significantly increase access to specialized care for patients with severe ocular surface disease and limbal stem cell deficiency,” said Holland. “Mass Eye and Ear’s expertise and reputation in ophthalmology make it the ideal partner to meet this important unmet medical need.”

Mass Eye and Ear is an international treatment center and home to the world’s largest vision and hearing research centers. Mass Eye and Ear is a member of the Mass General Brigham health system and a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

Mass Eye and Ear joins Cincinnati in the Midwest and the University of California-Irvine on the West Coast as Netherlands Foundation Centers of Excellence designed to provide comprehensive coverage across the United States and ensure patients have opportunities to receive life-changing treatments. close to where they live.

Dr. Holland is world famous for developing the Cincinnati Protocol, a technique that restores vision to patients who have lost their vision. He specializes in patients who have suffered acid or alkaline injuries or who have chronic, serious medical problems that have left scarring on the surface of the eye.

He also serves as Director of Cornea Services and Professor of Cornea Services at the Cincinnati Eye Institute. “The Mass Eye and Ear partnership will increase patient access to the Cincinnati Protocol and offer new hope to those suffering from these complex ocular conditions,” Holland said. Ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati.

The foundation that bears his name is headquartered in Northern Kentucky. It increases the financial resources used to fund critical positions and provide cornea specialists with the resources they need to integrate a treatment protocol for many ocular surface deficiencies. It has now established three Centers of Excellence across the country.

It is estimated that 60,000 people are born with birth defects that cause progressive blindness due to ocular surface failure. foundation website. Each year, another 100,000 people will suffer a chemical or thermal accident that impairs their vision.

Dr. Holland has pioneered treatments for Severe Ocular Surface Disease and his foundation is the only one of its kind in the country.

Pat Crowley of Strategic Consultants contributed to this report.